Rohit Sharma: “All the pacers in Pakistan team are equally good. I will not pick any individual. It creates a big controversy”
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Rohit Sharma, the India captain, has refused to stir up “big controversy” by picking the toughest Pakistan bowler to face.
Abdul Razzaq: “The controversy regarding his removal from leading the team should end”
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Abdul Razzaq, the iconic all-rounder, has called for all the talk about Babar Azam’s removal as Pakistan captain to end right away.
Ramiz Raja: “He needs to control his quarrelling attitude”
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Ramiz Raja, the former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, said Umar Akmal must stop his quarrelling attitude as it has got him into too much trouble in the past.
Ramiz Raja: “He was one of my favourite players when he started cricket”
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Ramiz Raja has admitted that Pakistan middle order batsman Umar Akmal used to be one of his favourite players.
Shahid Afridi: “On what basis have they included Umar Akmal in the team?”
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Shahid Afridi, the iconic six-hitting entertainer, has questioned why the Quetta Gladiators picked Pakistan batsman Umar Akmal for the 2023 Pakistan Super League (PSL).
Waqar Younis: “If we would not have taken this decision, a bigger problem would have been created. There could have been a controversy”
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Waqar Younis has revealed that bigger problems would have arose if he had not resigned as Pakistan’s bowling coach.
Imad Wasim: “The coaches minded their own business and stuck to their own areas. It was a very professional set-up and I really enjoyed it”
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Pakistan spinner Imad Wasim has denied speculation that the Pakistan coaching staff has been interfering with and giving too much advice to the players.
Kamran Akmal: “If the same was done with Umar Akmal, things would have turned out differently”
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Pakistan wicketkeeper-batsman Kamran Akmal believes Umar’s career went off the rails since he was not treated properly by the team management.
Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad: “I think I was never involved in anything which could be termed as controversy. You can call them mischievous things and nothing more”
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Pakistan batsman Ahmed Shehzad has insisted that all the controversies he has been involved in have been vastly exaggerated and added that he has “always been a very good boy”.
Najam Sethi: “Umar is not disciplined despite being very talented. If he sits down with a psychiatrist and takes medical treatment, he might become more discipline-oriented”
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Former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Najam Sethi believes that batsman Umar Akmal is “not disciplined” and needs psychiatric treatment.
